Kenmore Nozzle Hose Unit - 15 Inch X Series it chokes airflow

it chokes airflow

Left loose

A corroded or broken terminal interrupts that connection

also sold as #14-1605-01

Fitted as a direct drop-in replacement

Kenmore Nozzle Hose Unit - 15 Inch X Series it chokes airflowThis genuine OEM 15 inch nozzle hose unit serves the Kenmore 31150 and BU1018 uprights, carrying dirt from the floor nozzle up to the dust collection compartment. It is the internal airway that moves debris off the brush roll and into the bin. When this internal hose cracks, kinks, or works loose at a connection, suction weakens at the floor nozzle and pickup drops even though the motor runs normally. Replacing it reopens the airway so debris travels